National Policy on HIV/AIDS - wcms_127570

The first case of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in Nigeria was reported in 1986. Since then, infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) has spread to become a generalised epidemic affecting all population groups and sparing no geographical area in the country. HIV/ AIDS has negatively impacted every sector of the economy, and continues to threaten the national development gains of the past decades. The effect of HIV and AIDS remain great as it continues to devastate individuals, families and households, affecting their physical, social, psychological, and economic well-being. Unarguably, HIV and AIDS constitute a leading development challenge and a major threat to the general advancement of the nation as well as her capacity to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).